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• If not, Chair opens public testimony and calls Lucy Traynor and Dr. Laura Preston.
• Supplies to the polling location must be delivered an hour before the polls open.
• If you left that open, that should be really closed and tightened up.
• The chair opens public testimony on a Senate Bill 511 and calls Lucy.
• Very well, we'll open testimony.

Bills: SB108 , SB318 , SB507 , SB511 , SB533 , SB1026 , SB1386 , SB1433 , SB1434 , SB1596

Committee: Senate State Affairs

Keywords: elections, Election Code, poll workers, election clerks, presiding judge, alternate presiding judge, polling place, central counting station, county chair, political party, gubernatorial election, vote counting, election administration, Texas elections, precinct officials, ballot counting, county election officials, election integrity, election fraud, Attorney General

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• So, but I'd like to give a few opening comments.
• It is our primary activity. And we have been doing that for a very long time.
• , open studios, open studio tours, outdoor concerts, arts festivals, art exhibitions, and online programming
• Artist talks and lectures open rehearsals, open studios, open studio tours, outdoor concerts, arts festivals
• You know, I guess it's an open question.

Committee: House Legacy Finance

Keywords: 1183, house

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• They don't have open enrollment. There are qualifications to come in. It's very rigorous.
• A brand new dental school program was opened up by Toro University in Albuquerque.
• The door is still open, but I'm not going to be available.
• Chair, the door is still open, but I'm not going to be available.
• Secretary Rodriguez has fostered open communication and provided critical assistance.

Keywords: 996, all

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• And we know the capital outlay portal is open, just to close here.
• But that is the primary economic generator that they're using to... expands here.
• We were open the next business day, which luckily was over a weekend, so we were able to open the doors
• Us to try and keep the hospital open, but the IHS refused to take the funds.
• Then we opened to the whole corridor, and we were the only pharmacy in the valley.

Committee: House House Government, Elections & Indian Affairs

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• </c> issue, we would open it back up. issue, we would open it back up.
• And in one minute we will open our next hearing.
• </c> I'm open to any questions. I'm open to any questions.
• Open up.
• Open up. Can't award. &gt;&gt; Sorry. Open up. Can't award.

Committee: Senate Executive Departments and Administration

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Seeing no debate, we will open the queue for a vote. The chairman votes, the vice chairman votes.
• children, separating them from their families, we are taking on the responsibility of being their primary
• Signal debate clerk will open the voting, and we'll see what happens to Reimei's bill.

Bills: SB1558 , SB1983 , SB1796 , SB1806 , SB1426 , SB633

Committee: House Children, Youth and Family Services

Keywords: child care, licensing, definitions, foster care, child welfare, SB1983, resource family partner, resource family partners, Department of Human Services, DHS, foster homes, foster children, placement data, data sharing, de-identified data, aggregated data, sibling groups, placement disruptions, foster parent recruitment, foster parent retention

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• Short-term plans are a good alternative for affordable insurance when somebody is running into issues with open
• short-term plans are a good alternative for affordable insurance when somebody is running into issues with open
• I think probably more focus on the Affordable Care Act was probably the primary reason, so there could

Summary: The Health and Welfare committee met with a quorum present and no minutes to approve. Representative Jordan Redmond introduced RS 33-454, a proposal to restore and expand short-term medical insurance plans to prior standards, including allowing coverage up to 36 months. He said the plans are a lower-cost alternative to ACA coverage and noted he holds an insurance license, prompting Rule 80 declarations from him and Representative Furman. Members asked about federal versus state regulation, how the bill would affect current coverage, and what these plans typically cover and cost. After discussion, the committee voted to introduce the bill. The committee then heard RS 33-456 on Medicaid presumptive eligibility for hospitals. Redmond explained that the bill would add guardrails and a three-strike quality assurance system for hospitals that repeatedly misuse presumptive eligibility, citing concerns that some patients later found ineligible are still billed to taxpayers. Members asked how penalties would work and how the process would function in emergency situations. Redmond and Representative Furman said patients would still be treated first, with eligibility checked afterward, and Furman supported the bill as a way to reduce unnecessary Medicaid backlog. The committee voted to introduce the measure. No other substantive business was taken up, and the meeting adjourned after the two introduction votes.

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• For thousands of years, gold and silver were the primary forms of money.
• I am open to discussing it, yes, and I would also work with the state treasurer on that as well.
• I am open to discussing it, yes, and I would also work with the state treasurer on that as well.

Committee: House House Regulatory Oversight Committee of Reference

Summary: The Committee on Regulatory Oversight heard two bills related to Arizona bullion and gold-backed transactions. HB 2123 would establish an Arizona bullion depository under the State Treasurer, allow third-party administration and electronic payment systems, require insurance for deposits, and recognize gold and silver as legal tender. Representative Lisa Fink presented the bill as a way to provide an optional, inflation-resistant payment method and to make gold and silver more accessible to ordinary Arizonans; a witness from the Transactional Gold and Silver Project described the depository as a fully allocated, insured warehouse system tied to a debit card and said the model had been used in other states. The committee voted 4-0 with one present to give HB 2123 a do pass recommendation. The committee then considered HB 2140, which would allow state and local governments to use the Arizona bullion depository, permit the State Treasurer to place up to 10% of state monies in bullion there, and require rulemaking by the Department of Insurance and Financial Institutions. Representative Fink again argued that holding some bullion could diversify state assets and reduce counterparty risk, citing Utah’s treasurer and broader central bank gold accumulation. A member asked about the bill’s rulemaking language and the sponsor said she was open to discussing changes with the State Treasurer. With no public testimony, the committee voted 4-0 with one present to recommend HB 2140 do pass, and then adjourned.

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• Paul on the can, but when you open<00:20:01.800><c> it</c><00:20:01.880><c> up,</c> open it up, open
• I'm open mic O'Driscoll, on that note? I'm open mic night. night. night.
• :31:53.960><c> School,</c> schools, Cherokee Heights, Open School, schools, Cherokee Heights, Open School
• No opening statements, no fanfare, no nothing. No.
• </c><01:16:13.480><c> to</c> impression the commission was open to impression the commission was open

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Our project plan calls for the grant portal to open this summer.
• They want to open a manufacturing company, right?
• got open and got started?
• Is that applications that got open and not started?
• Appreciate it, and we will hold this item open. Thank you.

Summary: The subcommittee heard an informational update from the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development on the state’s Jobs First economic development strategy and related budget requests. Go-Biz described its regional planning process, priority sectors such as ag-tech, space defense, life sciences, and semiconductors, and requests including an extension of the CalCompetes tax credit, support for export promotion, additional film commission staff, innovation and emerging technology capacity, and a California brand campaign. Members questioned the campaign’s purpose, with some supporting efforts to counter misinformation about California and others warning it should not obscure regulatory and business-climate concerns. Go-Biz said the campaign would be nationally focused, could include business attraction efforts, and was intended to complement—not replace—policy work on permitting and workforce development. The item was informational only. The committee then heard from the California Office of the Small Business Advocate on the California RISE program, the Performing Arts Equitable Payroll Fund, and the Technical Assistance Program/Capital Infusion Program. CalOSBA reported that California RISE’s first round awarded $16.9 million to 61 employment social enterprises, which collectively increased revenue, secured contracts, and employed thousands of people facing barriers to work; a second round is being launched with a new administrator and expanded services. For the performing arts payroll fund, the office said all 100 awardees had been paid, but demand far exceeded available funding, and the program was oversubscribed within days. California for the Arts testified that the sector remains fragile after COVID and urged statutory changes to simplify eligibility and stretch dollars further. SBDC representatives described TAP/SIP as a statewide network supporting small businesses, capital access, and disaster recovery, emphasizing their role in underserved communities and the leverage of federal matching funds. Committee members focused on whether these programs produce durable outcomes and reach smaller or disadvantaged businesses. Questions centered on long-term job retention in California RISE, outreach to ethnic and community media in the civic media program, and whether TAP/SIP are accessible to entrepreneurs with limited capital or capacity. CalOSBA and its partners said they rely heavily on local community organizations for outreach, provide one-on-one counseling and training, and are working to collect more longitudinal data. The committee also discussed the film and television tax credit program, for which Go-Biz requested funding for three permanent positions and ongoing program support. Film Commission staff said the expanded program is tracking demographic and career-pathway data, with most productions opting into new diversity provisions, and that a formal report to the Legislature is expected in 2027. The item concluded without a vote, as the hearing was for oversight and budget discussion.

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• Uh the value of primary care and care.
• Um, and I'm open to it.
• Um, and I'm open to it.
• It's open. Some of that is open to the public. Okay. Yeah.
• <c> the</c> &gt;&gt; It's open some of that is open to the &gt;&gt; It's open some of that is open to

Keywords: 910, house, all

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• That's the primary answer.
• That's the primary answer. And I wanted to let somebody else. Yeah.
• So that will be the question that will remain, and that's going to remain open.
• Let's keep this very brief, and so we can open it up to questions of members if they have it.
• The tax credits for SAF keep well-paying jobs in California and will keep refineries open.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• It will open up the door. a good period of time has been on this very topic.
• And I appreciate it, actually. it will open up the door.
• It will open up the door to specialists.
• President, and thank you, everyone, for opening up access to health care. Thank you.
• And they're very primary into high.

Keywords: 996, all

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• And that's got to be a primary goal of ours is to make sure the system is secure.
• Our primary Quay County Detention Center is really low-manned and low-staffed.
• Two years ago, you didn't see one under 250 open DWI misdemeanor cases.
• Every month you Look at the numbers: 250 open cases. I checked it yesterday.
• Our total open cases as of yesterday is 746.

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• Maybe half a dozen people sent me pictures during the Easter season of THC beverages in open coolers
• It also involves primary care physicians.
• Just to remind everyone, 85% of all mental health care is provided at a primary care facility.
• Yes, tomorrow morning, from 9:30 to 11:30, this is an annual tradition, Open World Learning in St.
• It's called Open World Learning. Policy goals and policy spending and various things.

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• Is the agency at least have an open line of communication with both as well?
• We carry out our primary function of inspection and enforcement, but also management.
• It opens them up to a career in law enforcement and public service.
• So when we open, fully open the expansion in a couple of months.
• Positive open dialogue between all the SDs and us. So I think it's working out for us right now.

Committee: House Intergovernmental Affairs

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• are two primary witnesses in opposition, they may testify as well.
• Opening an account created barriers.
• Well, I certainly am open to looking at ways to strengthen this bill.
• The two primary witnesses in support will each have two minutes.
• The two primary witnesses in opposition will each have two minutes.

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• The Secretary will open the machine. Senator Duplessis, will open the machine.
• The Secretary will open the machine. The Secretary will open the machine.
• The Secretary will open the machine. The Secretary will open the machine. Senator Price votes yea.
• The Secretary will open the machine.
• The Secretary will open the machine.

Bills: SR146 , SCR12 , HB221 , HCR115 , HCR116 , HCR58 , HB1 , HB312 , HB313 , HB314 , HB383 , HB983 , HB1126 , HCR3 , HB2 , HB3 , SCR3 , SB56 , SCR9 , SCR58 , SB35 , SB65 , SB215 , SB246 , SB249 , SB269 , SB282 , SB296 , SB323 , SB363 , SB369 , SB474 , SB490 , SB492 , SB500 , SB514 , HCR27 , HCR28 , HCR66 , HCR67 , HCR72 , HCR5 , HCR32 , HCR49 , HCR50 , HCR53 , HCR60 , HCR62 , HCR64 , HCR68 , HCR78 , HCR81 , HCR86 , HCR97 , HCR102 , HCR31 , HCR47 , HB476 , HB481 , HB487 , HB492 , HB549 , HB579 , HB608 , HB621 , HB624 , HB626 , HB632 , HB637 , HB656 , HB722 , HB745 , HB804 , HB818 , HB821 , HB833 , HB864 , HB867 , HB874 , HB893 , HB909 , HB951 , HB968 , HB969 , HB978 , HB979 , HB988 , HB989 , HB1001 , HB1005 , HB1007 , HB1024 , HB1032 , HB1050 , HB1051 , HB1056 , HB1059 , HB1077 , HB1080 , HB1081 , HB1086 , HB1108 , HB1112 , HB1153 , HB1172 , HB1173 , HB1175 , HB1192 , HB1193 , HB1204 , HB1218 , HB1242 , HB1244 , HB1249 , HB1252 , HB1254 , HB42 , HB45 , HB71 , HB79 , HB158 , HB160 , HB169 , HB227 , HB251 , HB289 , HB330 , HB394 , HB410 , HB429 , HB769 , HB971 , HB1017 , HB1234 , HB1235 , HB9 , HB177 , HB181 , HB202 , HB223 , HB225 , HB387 , HB398 , HB457 , HB459 , HB540 , HB591 , HB616 , HB766 , HB775 , HB783 , HB895 , HB906 , HB950 , HB975 , HB1052 , HB1057 , HB1076 , HB1100 , HB1139 , HB1155 , HB1160 , HB1182 , HB1186 , HB1220 , HB1223 , HB1224 , HB1228 , HB1231 , HB1245 , HB1256 , HB17 , HB27 , HB36 , HB41 , HB47 , HB73 , HB126 , HB133 , HB140 , HB159 , HB166 , HB205 , HB211 , HB226 , HB259 , HB271 , HB308 , HB310 , HB324 , HB337 , HB351 , HB399 , HB403 , HB571 , HB712 , HB723 , HB726 , HB740 , HB750 , HB759 , HB812 , HB844 , HB966 , HB1006 , HB1009 , HB1018 , HB1036 , HB1038 , HB1107 , SB29 , SB42 , SB78 , SB208 , SB217 , SB274 , SB300 , SB341 , SB379 , SB382 , SB387 , SB401 , SB441 , SB449 , SB487 , HB74 , HB134 , HB258 , HB359 , HB468 , HB956 , HB1117 , SB43 , SB149

Keywords: SR146, Senate Resolution 146, Louis Thomas Nelson, Thomas Nelson, condolences, memorial resolution, tribute, obituary, public service, St. Martinville, Cade, St. Martin Parish, police juror, mayor, community center, water system, school bus driver, school board, Louisiana Senate, sympathy

Summary: The Senate opened with roll call, a prayer by campus pastor Anthony Brown, and the Pledge of Allegiance. After the journal was read, the chamber took up a series of resolutions and bills, beginning with measures directing studies on mineral servitudes, student non-enrollment determinations, autism services, school nurse orientation, declining school enrollment, behavioral health and homelessness, floodplain map updates, opioid treatment in correctional facilities, oversized vehicle permits, rural economic development, hunting education in schools, and fraud prevention for seniors. Several local and commemorative resolutions were also adopted, including Tangipahoa Parish Fair Day, recognition of Lane Frenchy Boudreau’s military service, and a memorial resolution honoring Bob Bowman. Personal privilege remarks also recognized festival royalty, the Westlake High School baseball team, Dr. E. Joseph Savoy, and 101-year-old Thelma Smith Williams. The Senate concurred in or adopted numerous House concurrent resolutions, often after brief explanations and, in some cases, amendments. These included measures on criminal history background checks for ambulance personnel, autism support services, school nurse orientation, acute care access for individuals with developmental disabilities, child abuse reporting training, physical therapy student loan eligibility, migratory waterfowl research, and a task force on senior fraud prevention. The chamber also adopted resolutions related to seafood competitiveness, bridge backup motors, I-12 improvements, and a Louisiana Energy Protection Act-style climate litigation measure, along with a resolution supporting Preeclampsia Day and a new Woman’s Hospital initiative. The Senate then moved through a long calendar of House bills on third reading and final passage. Bills passed included measures on Safe Haven Law postings in schools, official journal pricing, the Governor’s Task Force on Impaired Driving, the Bayou Growth Opportunity Workforce Program, sexual assault survivor rights, intercollegiate athletics revenue-sharing records, renewable energy recycling, school emergency operations plans, the Louisiana FIRST data system, oilfield site restoration fees, inmate programming, automatic reinstatement of suspended driver’s licenses, special vehicle permits, climate-change damages, the Louisiana Center for State Schools, the Sexual Assault Survivor Empowerment Task Force, fire limits, police chief appointment in Folsom, digitized credentials, Sewage and Water Board procurement, behavioral health crisis insurance coverage, the Louisiana Talent Accelerator Office, indigent defender fee thresholds, prestige license plates, public license tag agent fees, highway naming, public defender terminology cleanup, an improvement district in Orleans Parish, a Democratic Party license plate, DWI-related substance definitions, commercial driver’s license rules, and a Shreveport demolition/local property bill. Several measures drew debate, especially HB 608 on athletics revenue-sharing transparency, which passed 32-13 after concerns about public records and taxpayer transparency. The final bill mentioned, HB 1059 on TOPS math requirements, was introduced at the end of the transcript but its disposition was not shown.

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• For example, the question, and it's an open question, will you be able to get the greatest amount of
• </c><00:25:26.159><c> Will</c> question and it's an open question.
• Will question and it's an open question.
• These are open rate going to be?
• And one of the things that really opened my eyes in this working group is the frame.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• Um, our detailed analysis is in the written testimony, but I'll briefly highlight our primary concerns
• Every time the state hits a snag with our primary industries, it's a quick turn to DBA.
• How much of that gets passed through to the resident is an open question.
• It depends on the open question. It depends on the business<01:21:15.040><c> model.
• </c> include routine clinical care, primary include routine clinical care, primary care,<03:06:02.160

Bills: HB2118 , HB2473

Committee: House Economic Development & Technology

Keywords: business development, arts, cultural affairs, Hawaii, commissions, administrative transfer, funding appropriation, Hawaiian culture, sense of place, land management, environmental stewardship, cultural preservation, 910, house, all

Summary: The committee heard several bills related to permitting and economic development. On HB 2603, relating to permits, the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development said it supported the measure with comments. Committee discussion focused on the fact that the state’s facilitated permit process appears to have been rarely or never used, the need to identify specific projects that would use it, and whether DBEDT would need dedicated staffing to administer it. DBEDT said it had found no projects under the current process, had no capacity to run the program as structured, and estimated it would need about 7 to 9 FTEs, including permitting, coordination, data, systems, and possibly legal support. The chair suggested exploring a staff assignment and comparing the concept to federal FAST-41-style expedited permitting. On HB 2140, relating to essential permitting positions, the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development again supported the bill with comments. Testimony and questioning centered on a pilot program to help counties pay competitively for permitting staff. A DBEDT representative said the issue of competitive pay affected both county and state permitting offices and that the bill was intended as a temporary pilot, though a more permanent solution would be preferable. When asked how counties would fund the salary support, the witness said that was not yet discussed with the counties and agreed to follow up. The committee also noted the bill applies to participating counties. On HB 2598, relating to the Hawaii Technology Development Corporation, the State Procurement Office and HTDC offered comments, and the Department of the Attorney General raised constitutional concerns. The AG said the bill’s residency-based certification requirements, when tied to procurement, could implicate the dormant Commerce Clause, and that the required 1% contribution tied to state contracts raised unconstitutional-conditions concerns. In questioning, the AG characterized these as legal risks rather than automatic lawsuits. The committee did not take a vote. The committee then heard HB 2141, relating to state enterprise zones. Taxation, DBEDT, HCDA, the University of Hawaii Cancer Center, and HTDC testified in support, while the Tax Foundation noted the program was intended to help economically depressed areas create jobs. HTDC said the bill would help preserve the Maui Research and Technology Center’s enterprise-zone status after rezoning. Committee discussion focused on whether the enterprise zone program is being used effectively, how the bill might attract businesses to areas where the state is investing, and whether the program’s labor requirements are too burdensome for new businesses. DBEDT explained that the program requires a 10% workforce increase in the first year, which must be sustained, and said it promotes the program through county coordinators and in-person outreach. No votes or final actions were taken in the portion provided.